Low-Carbon-Footprint Coatings for a Sustainable Future

Dear Colleagues,

With the utmost importance of polymer sustainability in many industries, coatings are one of the most ubiquitous polymer products. Low-carbon-footprint circular economy coatings have reached an epitome in regard to the demand by various coatings industries including decorative, industrial, protective, and automotive coating markets. Environmentally friendly routes are researched for coatings as a replacement for petroleum-based resources. The technologies to be explored in this Special Issue include biobased coatings, recycled materials coatings, UV-Cure, solvent free, waterborne, powder, low bake coatings, etc., each with its own challenges. It is hoped that this Special Issue will provide significant impetus on the sustainable coatings portfolio and be a guide for researchers in industry and academia alike. We invite potential authors who are versed in sustainable coatings to submit research papers and reviews on the pertinent topics.

We look forward to receiving your contributions!

Dr. Jomin Thomas
Dr. Mojgan Nejad
Guest Editors

Dr. Renuka Subhash Patil
Guest Editor Assistant

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Coatings is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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• biobased coatings
• recycled materials coatings
• UV-Cure
• solvent free
• waterborne
• low bake coatings